The Bedford Planning Board has recommended that the Town Council reappoint its chairman, Michael Izbicki, to the Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission as a full member for a four-year term, according to town planning director Rick Sawyer. The board also recommended one of its members, Harold Newberry, to a two-year alternate position.

The recommendations were made at a May 18 meeting of the Planning Board.

Izbicki’s position on the Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission, came under scrutiny early this month, after former Town Councilor Bill Greiner asked the town if there was any conflict of interest between his membership on the commission and the fact that it was listed as a client of his business, B&I Transportation Consultants, LLC, on its Web site, www.banditransportation.com.

The Town Council members concluded there was no conflict of interest. In a May 14 letter to council Vice Chairman Bob Young, Raymond Clement, chairman of the Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission, said its Executive Committee had reached a similar conclusion – that the contract with Izbicki’s business did not violate its policies on contracts and conflicts of interest.

“Other contracts of a similar nature had been awarded previously,” the letter states. “It was concluded there was no conflict of interest or violation of the SNHPC By-Laws as it pertains to the awarding of the B&I Transportation Consulting LLC Contract for the State Planning and Research (SPR) project.”

Izbicki has said the listing was a typo. He said his business was tasked with finding a site for a commuter rail station for the state Department of Transportation and that the Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission was just reviewing the work. In the letter to the town, Clement said Izbicki’s company has been asked to a preliminary site evaluation for the Manchester Boston Regional Airport.